Step 8: Work it loose

Step 9: Reuse

If you were just putting on a new chain in the comfort of your home, now got an old worn chain to reuse! Since you know how to remove links and reatta...

Step 2: How do chains break?

The most common way is by pedaling full force at the same moment that you are shifting your front derailleur. Other breaks I've seen were caused by an assortment of seemingly one-in-a-million occurrences, yet i've seen enough of those cases that i guess if you ride long enough one-in-a-million still happens. Things like a nail getting thrown up by my front wheel and lodging in the chain, then getting cranked across the sprocket. who'd a thunk?